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Around The Horn
25 September 2023
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Libya, Nikon Photo Contest winners, Liz Loh-Taylor, canoe championships, Giacomo d’Orlando, Carl Zeiss ZM lenses, ways to enjoy photography, iPhone 15 support notes and free Covid-19 tests.
- Photojournalist Stefanie Glinski is on the ground talking to the victims as Libyans Pick Up the Pieces After Devastating Floods.
- The winners of the Nikon Photo Contest have been selected.
- Liz Loh-Taylor went In Search of an Afghan Soul, finding some musicians who had to hide their instruments. "I felt without a doubt that their hearts and souls had been shattered, ripped apart. Imagine a world without music, dance, singing ... nothing, let alone a livelihood now completely lost."
- In Paddles and Medals, Tom Jenkins photographs over 300 of the world's top canoeists and kayakers from five continents competing in the canoe slalom world championships.
- In this episode of Chatting the Pictures, Michael Shaw and Cara Finnegan discuss Giacomo d’Orlando's portrait of Abdul Latief, a 62-year-old fisherman from Java, who is Coexisting With a Steadily Rising Sea.
- In an Observation About the Carl Zeiss ZM Lenses, Kirk Tuck finds "there is a reason after all to use lenses designed expressly for M cameras on M cameras. They work better."
- In How to Enjoy Photography, Mike Johnston lists 13 ways in a piece he promises to continue because "there are a lot."
- Ric Ford links to several iPhone 15 Support Notes, covering Apple ProRes, advanced camera settings, USB-C connections, eSim activation and more.
- As a public service announcement, we note you can order four Free At-Home Covid-19 Tests from Covid.gov starting today.
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